Reviews

Beacon NY on the Hudson River in Dutchess County is a hip town which has been undergoing a renaissance in the last decade or so. With a train station on Metro North’s Hudson line, and close proximity to Interstate 84 and NY Rt 9, the town has become a destination stop for people from New […]

If you are looking for a family “neighborhood Italian joint”, this spot in Beacon comes “highly recommended” because service in the upscale but casual, brick-walled space “couldn’t be friendlier”; “kids love the pizza”, while grown-ups cite the “fine” traditional Trattoria fare, the “excellent wines by the glass” and the “good food”/”good value” ratio. Zagat gave […]

Trattoria in Beacon popular local spot By Lori Pierce Abendschein For the Poughkeepsie Journal There’s no question when you see the line out the door that you’ve found one of the popular neighborhood restaurants in the City of Beacon. Brother’s Trattoria looks commonplace from the outside, but step inside and not only are you likely […]

By Craig Wolf Poughkeepsie Journal BEACON — If there is any upper limit to the popularity of pizza in America, it has not been discovered. Ken Berisha, one of at least 63,000 pizza restaurant operators in the country, is doing his share.Berisha began in 1988 with Beacon Pizzeria, a small shop. Eight years ago he […]